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Therapeutics

• Review: β blockers differ in their efficacy for preventing major cardiovascular events in younger and older patients (30 November, 2006)
• Aspirin plus dipyridamole was more effective than aspirin alone for preventing vascular events after minor cerebral ischaemia (30 November, 2006) Free
• Clopidogrel plus aspirin was inferior to oral anticoagulation for preventing vascular events in atrial fibrillation (30 November, 2006)
• Review: selective COX 2 inhibitors increase vascular events more than placebo and naproxen but not more than other NSAIDs (30 November, 2006)
• Long term dietary use of potassium enriched salt reduced cardiovascular death in elderly men (30 November, 2006)
• Sublingual immunotherapy with a grass allergen tablet improved symptoms and quality of life in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (30 November, 2006)
• 2 year inhaled corticosteroid therapy did not prevent asthma in high risk preschool children after treatment was discontinued (30 November, 2006)
• Esomeprazole did not universally improve asthma outcomes in moderate to severe stable asthma (30 November, 2006)
• Adjunctive inhaled insulin before meals improved glycaemic control more than adjunctive metformin in type 2 diabetes mellitus (30 November, 2006)
• Raloxifene and tamoxifen had similar efficacy for preventing invasive breast cancer in women at increased risk (30 November, 2006)
• Raloxifene produced both harms and benefits in postmenopausal women, with no reduction in cardiovascular disease risk (30 November, 2006)
• A self help guidebook reduced primary care consultations in irritable bowel syndrome (30 November, 2006)
• Review: antibiotic therapy leads to slightly earlier recovery in acute bacterial conjunctivitis (30 November, 2006)
• A single dose of azithromycin was more effective than ciprofloxacin for severe cholera in men in Bangladesh (30 November, 2006)
• Review: surgery is more effective than medical treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding but quality of life results are similar (30 November, 2006)
• Dental restoration with amalgam was not worse than resin composite material for children’s health (30 November, 2006)